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Blacet news, prices are going up by 10% in the Fall.
"I hope everyone is staying cool and having a nice Summer so far!
Everything is currently in stock, except for the DIY panels, which should be here any moment....pauses to listen for UPS truck.
We had to fire our cable assembly house, so we are looking for another.
Shipping charges for foreign customers are going up a bit. In the past we have gotten away with using "Letter Post" for small shipments to save our customers money. There is no insurance with this type of mail, however, and our luck has run out lately with a few missing shipments.
The Post Office is not very interested anymore in finding lost letter post shipments so except for items under $50, we will now use insured Air Parcel Post. Your best value is when you order 2 or more modules, etc. The USPS still beats UPS, etc for pricing.
After 5 years or so of keeping pricing the same, look for a 10% hike across the board in the Fall. This is due to parts cost increases, shipping increases and the higher cost of lead free PCBs., etc, etc......
John Blacet"